2014 Toyota RAV4 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 12about this part
- Share
- 6%of 197 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 20,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the air bags of the 2014 Toyota RAV4, 6% of the 197 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 20,000 miles. 12 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My sister accidentally ran into the back of a box truck on 7/2/2020 and the knee airbag in her Toyota 2014 RAV4 deployed. The airbag or cover caused major gashes in her leg and she is now in the hospital and will need to have skin grafts. There is a police report that is not yet ready. I am attaching pictures of the leg. I have never seen damage like this caused by airbag and wondering if there is some type of issues with knee airbags?”
NHTSA complaint #11337736, filed 2020-07, 48,000 miles“I was driving on an overpass and was about to turn onto an on ramp to enter interstate 70 in limon colorado and I struck a vehicle on the front drivers side of both our cars. And my airbag didn't deploy. I hit the steering column with my right arm and left side of my chest and stomach.”
NHTSA complaint #10748492, filed 2015-08, 11,400 miles“At approximately 8:20 am on friday, january 16th, 2015, I was pulling into an empty parking spot in front of my apartment complex after dropping my 6 year-old at school. This was a routine as I do this every morning. However, as I was slowing the car down preparing to park (5-10 MPH), the car suddenly accelerated (approximately 25-30 MPH) and ran over the sidewalk, bushes and into the side of my apartment complex. Despite my attempts to brake, the car would not stop. …”
NHTSA complaint #10676497, filed 2015-01, 2,300 miles“Unintended acceleration. Before starting work, my wife was attempting to slowly park our 2014 RAV4 at less than 2 MPH in an empty parking space in the public parking lot where she works when the vehicle suddenly accelerated on its own reaching a final speed of 21 MPH in the span of approximately 2 to 3 seconds. During these 2 to 3 seconds the vehicle traveled a distance of approximately 27 feet from the empty parking space, running over the parking space concrete curbs and hit a parked vehicle on the RAV4 right and then ran into a tree, which was the only thing that stopped the vehicle. …”
NHTSA complaint #10807599, filed 2015-11, 2,577 miles“Airbags were not deployed after a crash that left the car considered a 'total loss'. The car hit a pole and the airbags did not deploy at all. Causing driver to injure finger and miss time from work.”
NHTSA complaint #11366198, filed 2020-10, 83,098 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 10132410Jul 20, 2017TSB: REVISION NOTICE July 20, 2017 Rev1: Applicability has been updated to exclude 2007 ? 2017 model year Avanza vehicles. Some hazardous material treatment and handling…
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2% |
| 2024 | 12 | 7% |
| 2023 | 8 | 5% |
| 2022 | 10 | 7% |
| 2021 | 125 | 32% |
| 2020 | 55 | 9% |
| 2019 | 45 | 5% |
| 2018 | 16 | 5% |
| 2017 | 20 | 7% |
| 2016 | 19 | 8% |
| 2015 | 15 | 5% |
| 2014 | 12 | 6% |
| 2013 | 13 | 5% |
| 2012 | 22 | 8% |
| 2011 | 20 | 7% |
| 2010 | 28 | 7% |
| 2009 | 13 | 4% |
| 2008 | 58 | 10% |
| 2007 | 99 | 10% |
| 2006 | 57 | 8% |
| 2005 | 59 | 42% |
| 2004 | 47 | 31% |
| 2003 | 10 | 3% |
| 2002 | 22 | 4% |
| 2001 | 13 | 4% |
| 2000 | 1 | 3% |
| 1999 | 14 | 23% |
| 1998 | 13 | 17% |
| 1997 | 5 | 9% |
| 1996 | 4 | 9% |
Other parts of the 2014 Toyota RAV4
69 complaintsOther or unknown
45 complaintsEngine
31 complaintsSteering
21 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
20 complaintsBody and structure
18 complaintsBrakes
16 complaintsExterior lighting
8 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsEquipment
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2014 Toyota RAV4
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology